Author Topic: Start of a long-term project (Read 5183 times)

jcougar · « **on:** September 24, 2007, 03:53:30 pm »

Here's what I'm going to be working on for quite some time. It's the beginning of a hornbow, inspired by Turkish/Persian designs. It is 44" ntn, measured around the curves, and 1 1/8" wide. The core is one piece of river birch(except for a thin sliver used to build up the riser. The horn is Gemsbok. The sinew will be elk. The pics aren't that great, but they will have to do since the wife has the goosd camera with her.

http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=hornbow003.jpg
http://s127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/?action=view&current=hornbow004.jpg

Justin Snyder · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2007, 05:46:58 pm »

Looks nice and clean. I think we all have a long term project kicking around some where. Justin

Kviljo · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2007, 06:12:41 pm »

Nice!

I'll be

if I manage something like that!
Looking forward to seeing the progress

Did you straighten the horn and/or did you bend the core before before glue-up?

jcougar · « **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2007, 01:35:03 am »

The core was bent into that shape with steam before the glue-up.

welch2 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2007, 09:56:36 am »

looks really nice , did you groove (tooth) the core and horn before glueing?
And do you have any sinew on it yet?

Ralph

jcougar · « **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2007, 10:30:25 pm »

The horn and wood core were given shallow grooves with a jigsaw blade.

Pat B · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2007, 11:39:33 pm »

That bow already looks good.

I'll be watching your progress. I know there is one of those somewhere in my future. I'll have to do some searching.

Pat

jcougar · « **Reply #7 on:** September 26, 2007, 04:56:12 pm »

Go for it, PAt. This one has been a challenge already.

stickbender · « **Reply #8 on:** September 27, 2007, 12:02:40 am »

Looking forward to the finished project. I have always wanted to try to make one of those. Keep the pictures of the progress coming.
Stickbender

jcougar · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2007, 06:09:32 pm »

Primitive Archer